Pull toy



.April 21, 1931. W. G, JQNES 1,801,312

PULL TOY Filed Feb. 25, 1929 /gv VENTO/e Patented Apr. 21, 1931 UNITED STATES WALTER G. JONES, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PULL TOY Application filed February 25, 1929. Serial No. 342,510.

The invention relates to toys of the character provided with wheels and adapted to be pulled by a cord, and has for its object to provide a toy in simulation of the motions of V l an animal as in walking or running.

According to one novel feature of this `invention the legs of the animal are swing ably associated with the body and extend downwardly over the outside of the wheels instead of between the wheels, and simple means is provided for imparting motion'to the legs as the toyT is pulled along the surface upon which it rests. Preferably the legs eX- tend nearly to the bottomof the wheels, and

' the animal presents a very lifelike appearancedue to the fact that the legs are in full `view at all times and the wheels are practi cally hidden from sight as the legsV swing back and forth, and, since the feet are close to ground,`the animal looks as if it is actually running on its legs instead of rolling on the wheels. 1

Another feature is the provisionof novel means for wagging the tail of the animal in combination with the leg motion, whereby the toy resembles a running'animal wagging its tail. Y

The nature of the invention and its distinguishing features and advantages will more clearly appear as the description proceeds.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing forming apart of this specification, it being understood that the drawing is'merely illustrative of one practicalembodiment of the invention.

Figure l is a side elevation, with a portion broken away, of thetoy animal made in accordance with the invention;

Figure 2 is a transverse section on the line 2-2 of Figurel; and

Figure 3 is a modification partly broken away, and Figure 4 is a cross section of one leg thereof. V

Referring at first more particularly to Figure l, the numeral l indicates the body of the toy animal which may be of any suitable material such as wood turned to shape and vprovided with a head 2 which also may be 50 turned and secured to one end of the body l in Vany manner found desirable, such as by a pin or other fastener, but it is obvious that the head 2 may be formed as an integral part `of the body l. The body is supported upon four wheels, namely, front and rear wheels 4. The front wheels 8 are mounted on a shaft 5 which is journaled in a bracket 6 suitably secured to the body l. The rear wheels 4 are secured Ato a crank-shaft 7 vwhich also may be journaled in a similar' bracket 6 adjacent the rear of the body 1, and it is preferable that the outer faces of the wheels 3 and 4 lie within a plane extending perpendicularly from the sides of the body 1, as will appear from an inspection of Figure 2. The legs 8 are each provided with a perforation) for a fastener 10 by means of which the leg is swingably secured to body l, clear of the wheels. Each leg 8 also has a lengthwise groove 11, and a pin l2 projects from the outside face of the adjacent wheel, forming a pin-and-slot driving connection. The shaft 5 and the crank-shaft 7 are preferably secured against turning withintheir respective wheels `3 and 4 by squaring the ends of the two shafts or in any other practical way, and the pins l2 are preferably at diametrically opposite points on theirV respective sets of wheels 3 and 4, so that as the toy is pulled along by a cord C the legs on f the opposite sides of the pairs of wheels will be given swinging motions alternately in opposite directions in simulation ofr the legs of an animal as in walking or running. It is to be' noted that placement of the legs over the outermost faces of the wheels enables a full and unobstructed view of the legs at all times, and, by reason of the fact that the legs extend downwardly nearly to the surface 13 upon which the animal is being pulled, the wheels are practically obscured from sight as the legs swing rapidly back and forth at the sides of the wheels, and the toyappears to be ruiming on its legs instead of rolling on the wheels. Y

l A further amusing feature comprises a tail 14 which may consists of a piece of rope having one end thereof secured to the body 1 as by gluing into an opening. `The tail is given a wagging motion up and` down by connect- Ill ing'the same to the crank-shaft 7 by a link fastened to the tail as at 16 and operatively connected to the crank-shaft as at 17.

It is evident from tion that the oppositely 'disposed pairs of Vlegs 8 will move alternately in opposite directions at thesides of the'wheels as the tail 14 is waggedup Yand down, and the toy assumes a very lifelike and amusing appearance. Although the leg motion set forth above is preferable it isobviousthat veach of the legs may if desired be mounted for independent motion by having the wheels vvvin-' and the f'legs,livoteld as. indicatedat 22. The

slotconnection for driving theflegs may com- -prise achannel strip 23 fastened to the inner 4 jacent wheel, al

side of Yeach leg asby riveting or other fastening means, andcooper-ating with a headed pin .24 .driven into Jthe .adjacent wheel .25.

In conclusion .it .isto be :understood that whiletheillustrated exampler constitutes one r practical VemboCliment y ofthe invention zit" is notvllimitedr j to the exact details set forth,r

since, manifestly, the same mayy be consid- 'erably varied without `departing from the spirit-of-theinvention as defined in .the appended claims.

yHaving thus described .my invention, ll

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l.1. Aitoy animal .comprisinga body,a,pair of ,front legs vandra pair of -rear legs lpivotlally mountediatjthe sides .of the body ,two wheels V.disposed between leach pair of legs, aframe betweenthelegs and adapted to connect saidwheels .to the body, each of said legs having-alengthwise slot facing the adpin carried eccentricallyrby each wheel and projecting into `the slot vof the leg,said legs being rigidffrom end to end and extending downward fnearlylto theplane of .the isurfaceupon which thewheels rest, -a tail, a Vcrank-shaft driven by the rear wheels, and Y a Y:connection between v.the v crank# .shaft and the tail for wagging thesame up and down asthe wheels rotate. Y

n 2.V Aftoy animal comprising a body, a lpair ofsubstantially U-shaped .members'secured the foregoing descripp lat the sides of the body,

alegs21 also :may 'be stuffed 4and the 1. pinsand-f" 'the sides of -the body,

at the sides of the body,the lower ends of' the legs terminatingat apointv nearly in engagement with the'ground, said wheels being disposedlbetween the legs, and connections between the wheels and the legs arranged to impart positive oscillatory motions to the legs `about their pivots on rotation of the wheels. j j j 4f. Atoy ani-mal comprising `a body, wheels on which Vthe vtoy is linoved along the ground,

Ya pairvof front legs and-a pair of rear legs pivotall-y mounted adjacent'theirupper ends the legs terminating at a point nearly in engagement withthe ground, said Wheels bepivots on rotation of the wheels, a tail, andV means forv wagging the tailin combination with the leg motion.

5. A toy animal comprising a body, wheels on which the toy is'moved along the ground, ya pair of front legs 'and a for impartingpcsitive oscillatory motions to the legs wheels.

6. A toy animalcomprisinga body, of front legs and a pair of rear legs .ally mounted adjacent about'theirV pivots on rotation ofthe a pair pivottheir upper'ends at a pair of wheelsdisposed between each ,pair of legs, the lower ends of the legs terminating at a point nearly in engagement with the ground, connections between the wheelsl andthe legs `arranged to impart positive oscillatory motions to the legs about theirspivots'on rotation of the wheels, a tail, and means loperated by the wheels for'wagging the-tail. Y

Signed at NewfYork, `countyxof Bronx, State-of New York, this 28d day'of February, 1929.

y WALTER e. JONES,

in'in-verted :position to the under sideof-.sa'id v the lower ends ofi Aing disposed vbetween thelegs,V connections between .theivhees andgtheflegsf arranged to' f -impart positive oscillatory motions to the legs 'about their Y pair of rear legs piyotallymounted,radjwacenttheirflupper ends atthe sides.l of the body, 

